Latinx Chicanx Heritage Month (September 15–October 15) honors the achievements of LatinX, ChicanX, and Hispanics. The terms Latinx and Chicanx have been adopted to be gender inclusive. The celebration was first authorized in 1968, when the US Congress adopted a resolution asking the President to issue a proclamation designating a week in September including September 15 and 16 as “National Hispanic Heritage Week.” In 1988 Congress expanded the celebration to a 31-day period beginning September 15. The resolution calls “on the people of the US, especially the educational community, to observe National Hispanic Heritage Month with appropriate ceremonies and activities.” Hispanic Heritage Month coincides with celebrations of Independence Day in many Latin American countries—including Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Mexico, and Chile. Read more
MiraCosta's celebrates Latinx Heritage month with a variety of events! To learn more, check out the Hispanic Serving Institution Upcoming Events page for more information.
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Born in Los Angeles to Honduran parents, America is an actor and more recently an activist focusing on women's and immigrants' rights.
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Cofounder and first VP of the United Farm Workers, she is the most prominent Chicana labor leader in the United States.
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Grass-roots labor organizer of California migrant workers who formed and lead the National Farm Workers Association.
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Short story author, essayist, and critic. Her short fiction, essays, and criticism appeared in numerous literary magazines and anthologies.
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Has served as the U.S. representative for New York's 14th congressional district since 2019, as a member of the Democratic Party.
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As the daughter of immigrants, Alvarez has used her dual experience as a starting point for the exploration of culture through writing.
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Jenna Ortega is an American actress. Ortega was born in 2002 in Coachella Valley, California, to mixed Mexican and Puerto Rican parents.
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The youngest elected mayor of a top 50 city in 2009, and appointed as secretary of the Dept. of Housing and Urban Development in 2014.
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Playwright, actor, composer, and performer. Creator of critically acclaimed musical Hamilton, winner of Tony Awards and Pulitzer Prize.
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Scholar of Chicana feminism, cultural theory, and queer theory. She combines autobiography, poetry, historical narratives and myths.
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